Product Designer

Job Description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Digital Product Design (DPD) at Ford is committed to envisioning and creating simple, thoughtful, enjoyable, and compelling product experiences that our customers need and love. We work in close partnership with product and engineering to deliver best-in-class interactions experiences that meet the needs of people today, and in the future. Our team is comprised of a dynamic group of product designers, researchers, visual designers, industrial designers, modelers, and project managers.

Digital Product Design at Ford is committed to envisioning and creating simple, thoughtful, enjoyable, and compelling product experiences that our customers need and love. We work in close partnership with product and engineering to deliver best-in-class interactions experiences that meet the needs of people today, and in the future. Our team is comprised of a dynamic group of product designers, researchers, visual designers, industrial designers, modelers, and design operations.

The Ford mobile app represents a crucial companion for our customers, one that seamlessly integrates into their daily lives, journeys, and adventures. It is an ever-present tool in the pockets of our owners and drivers, the mobile app provides essential command, status, and control of their Ford vehicle. It must deliver confidence at every step and empower Ford customers to explore, take adventures, and accomplish their tasks with ease and enjoyment.

We are seeking an exceptional and experienced Mobile Product Designer to collaborate with the Mobile App Team. This role requires a versatile and gifted UI/UX product design professional who is obsessed with exploring, and advancing, the latest mobile app design trends, hardware capabilities, technologies and overall user experience.

• Lead the design of features and improvements for our products ensuring they align with business objectives and user needs.
• Balance UX and UI design. Our product design teams operate as hybrid designers that can take things from wireframe through to highly polished and compelling visual user interface.
• Using Figma to develop mobile app features and compelling user experiences.
• Crafting and managing backlog stories that represent your work.
• Taking ownership of independent tracks of design work and manage timelines and deliverables.
• Developing and iterating on user flows, mock‑ups and prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas.
• Applying data driven insights to inform design decisions and measure the impact of design changes.
• Expressing our brand vision through user interface design for mobile app experiences.
• Executing designs with a keen sensibility to layout, color, typography and interactive behavior.
• Exhibiting a passion for emerging hardware and software technologies, new interaction models, product design, and excellence in visual design.
• Collaborating closely with Product Management, Engineering and Feature Teams to ensure a seamless transition from concept to implementation.
• Employing a systematic approach to solving large, complex design challenges with command of and collaboration with the Design System team.
• Presenting creative work early and often to key stakeholders in design reviews.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high‑fidelity mockups to effectively communicate design ideas and interactions.
• Exhibiting a passion for emerging hardware and software…